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Has anyone seen independent reviews for database performance on EPYC 2 / Threadripper 3?

I'd love to recommend the AMD platform for customers with large databases, but there's is zero reputable information available on the Internet. The vendors can't be trusted, because they obviously cheat their ass off, such as Intel disabling security patches, using ludicrous hardware configurations, etc...

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Phoronix has done a few DB benchmarks on EPYC 2. https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=search&q=EPYC

Don't forget that if comparing to old benchmarks, there's a bug with Intel's TSX now and the mitigations once again seem to take a nice hit if your database engine makes use of it.

For what databases? Many vendors specifically disallow publishing any benchmarks in their licensing, so if you're looking for benchmarks for a proprietary database, good luck.

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